Herring Gull
Larus argentatus or Larus smithsonianus
The American Herring Gull ranges far and wide across most of the North American continent. Breeding occurs throughout most of Canada and Alaska. Herring Gulls usually drink freshwater, but they can drink seawater if they must. Special glands allow them to excrete the salt. In earlier times the “Hering Gull” included birds from around the globe, but have recently been split into six species under some taxonomies; American Herring Gull, European Herring Gull, Vega Gull, Armenian Gull, Caspian Gull, and Yellow-Legged Gull.
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Near Lack and Lindsay Roads, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:23 16:34 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X1851-HerringGull |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Standing with two Ring-Billed Gulls near Lack and Lindsay Roads, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:23 16:52 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X1885-HerringGull |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:02 9:41 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/3 |
File Name: D3X4633-HerringGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:02 9:42 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/5 |
File Name: D3X4634-HerringGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:02 9:43 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/10 |
File Name: D3X4635-HerringGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:02 9:44 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/4 |
File Name: D3X4636-HerringGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:16 10:02 |
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Location:
Whitehorse |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD4629HerringGull |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: A nice moment captured with Mew Gull in the frame with Mew Gull at Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:16 10:20 |
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Location:
Whitehorse |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/9.5, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD4682MewHerringGull |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Alamo River Delta, Salton Sea NWR and Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:12:22 13:52 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD_2310HerringGull |
| © 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Alamo River Delta, Salton Sea NWR and Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:12:22 14:33 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 400 mm, f/13.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD_2393HerringGull |
| © 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:16 10:02 |
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Location:
Whitehorse |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: Cut_JCD4629HerringGull |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Adult bird near Lack & Lindsey Roads. Salton Sea NWR and Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:10:13 15:39 |
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Location:
Lack-And-Lindsey-Roads |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X4227-HerringGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Seen while visiting the Salton Sea along the south-eastern shoreline. Imperial County California. |
Date Taken: 2016:10:30 14:10 |
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Location:
Salton Sea |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: HerringGull_D5D2635 |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: This bird appears to be a 'First Winter' juvenile. Seen while visiting the Salton Sea along the south-eastern shoreline. Imperial County California. |
Date Taken: 2016:10:30 13:41 |
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Location:
Salton Sea |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: HerringGull_D5D2079 |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: First Winter bird near Lack and Lindsay Roads, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:23 16:18 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X1749-HerringGull-FirstWinter |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: On the Southeatern shore of the Salton Sea. Northwest of Brawley, California in Imperial County. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 7:17 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: HerringGull_D5X3139 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Loafing on the beach with California Gulls. On land at Isla Margarita for a half day of science and explorations. Our forth day of this expedition to Archipielago de Revillagigedo aboard the Shogun. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:12 15:45 |
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Location:
La Curva |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500 |
File Name: HerringGull-DarkEyed_D5X5857 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Most Herig Gulls have pale eyes. This bird has dark eyes. On land at Isla Margarita for a half day of science and explorations. Our forth day of this expedition to Archipielago de Revillagigedo aboard the Shogun. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:12 16:04 |
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Location:
La Curva |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 500 mm, f/7.1, 1/5000 |
File Name: HerringGull-DarkEyed_D5X5924 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: My third day of exploration of Aransas NWR was a memorable one. I boarded the tour boat the "Skimmer" and got schooled by Captian Tommy Moore on a three plus hour cruise of the back-bays and waterways beyond the view of the public from the tour roads on the reserve. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 10:44 |
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Location:
Aransas NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: HerringGull_D503639-BoatRide-Aransas-NWR |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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